Herrin knocks off Carmi-White Co.

In a mid-afternoon match-up in the Eldorado Holiday Tournament, the seven seed Carmi-White County Bulldogs fell in defeat to the Tigers of Herrin, 37-25.

Neither team shot the ball very well in the game, but Herrin got the shots to fall in the necessary moments to seal the win.

The Bulldogs lost the game due to poor passing and even worse shooting at critical times.

The first quarter saw sloppy play from both teams, but a tight game in the making with Herrin leading CWC 10-9.

Herrin was able to widen the lead a bit in the second, taking a 19-14 lead into halftime.

As bad as Carmi played in the first half, they seemed to play a bit worse in the second half.

Carmi was only able to three points in the third quarter, while Herrin added 10 to their total and took a 29-17 lead going into the final quarter.

Disgusted with the way his team was playing, CWC coach Eric Dixon pulled all his starters early in the fourth quarter, allowing the reserves to finish out the game.

Herrin added another eight points to their score in the fourth quarter and the Bulldogs actually matched their total. Herrin defeated CWC 37-25.

Leading the charge for Herrin was Kameron Driemeyer with 12 points. Joe Matz led CWC with 10 points.

In the following game, Harrisburg sent a strong message early on against NCOE, leading their game after the first quarter, 27-1. NCOE finally started to get some baskets to fall, but the lead and the athletic strengths of Harrisburg were too much for the Fighting Cardinals to overcome, losing 64-38.

Leading the way for Harrisburg in the win was Eli Taborn-Scott with 17 points. Chase Sutton led NCOE with nine points.

Herrin will play Harrisburg at 7 p.m. tonight and CWC will play NCOE at 10 a.m. this morning.

The winner of the NCOE/CWC game will play either Eldorado or Hardin County in the Red Eye Special at 10 p.m. tonight.

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